Spencer Torkelson has not driven in a run in 14 straight games. That is the number the whole player board on Tuesday, September 1 keeps circling back to: a slate full of bats that went cold as the calendar turned, and two that are still hot enough to be worth naming.
| Prop | Record | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer Torkelson Under 0.5 RBI | No RBI in 14 straight | -235 |
| Isaac Collins Under 0.5 Runs | No run in 8 straight | -165 |
| Ozzie Albies Under 0.5 Runs | Scoreless in 21 of his last 24 | -145 |
| Alejandro Kirk Over 0.5 Hits | A hit in 15 of his last 17 | -180 |
| Jorbit Vivas Under 0.5 Runs | No run in 7 straight | -235 |
| Trent Grisham Under 0.5 Total Bases | 13 of his last 15 | +123 |
The First Overall Pick Cannot Buy an RBI
It has been 14 games since Torkelson last drove in a run, and every one of those 14 graded the same way at tonight's exact number. It is not a quiet drought hidden inside a decent stretch either. He went 0 for 21 at the plate through Sunday, has been dropped down Detroit's order, and national coverage has tied his slump directly to the Tigers sliding out of the playoff picture.
The wrinkle worth knowing: he came off the bench on Monday rather than starting, so the lineup card is the thing to check before anyone acts on this. Detroit is at Minnesota at 7:40 PM ET with Andrew Morris expected to start.
Worth a look: Under 0.5 RBI at -235.
Isaac Collins Has Stopped Crossing the Plate
Collins has not scored in 8 straight games, and the longer view is just as flat: he has been held off the board in 18 of his last 19. Against right-handed starters the number is 14 of his last 16, and Miami is expected to send out right-hander Tyler Phillips at 7:40 PM ET in Kansas City.
That is the rare case where the streak, the season-long shape and the matchup all say the same thing instead of arguing with each other.
Worth a look: Under 0.5 Runs at -165.
Albies Cannot Get Himself Home
Ozzie Albies has not scored in 5 straight and has been kept off the board in 21 of his last 24, which for an everyday regular in a lineup this good is a genuinely strange number to look at. Against right-handers he is 16 of his last 20, and Jake Irvin gets the ball for Washington at 6:45 PM ET.
Albies is the name that makes this list interesting. Most of the others are role players having quiet months. He is an established regular on a team still chasing a postseason spot, and he has not crossed the plate in almost a week.
Worth a look: Under 0.5 Runs at -145.
Somebody Is Still Hitting
Alejandro Kirk is the counterweight. He has a hit in 15 of his last 17 games, including each of the last 3, and Toronto is in Cleveland at 6:40 PM ET against Gavin Williams.
Kirk is a catcher, which means the first thing to confirm is that he is actually in the lineup rather than getting a scheduled day off. When he plays he has been remarkably hard to keep off the bases, and the Under 0.5 Hits side has only cashed twice in that 17-game stretch.
Worth a look: Over 0.5 Hits at -180.
Jorbit Vivas Keeps Getting Stranded
Vivas has not scored in 7 straight and has been held scoreless in 22 of his last 27. Against right-handed starters it is 20 of his last 25, and AJ Smith-Shawver is expected to start for Atlanta.
The price is the problem, not the trend. At -235 you are laying more than 2 to 1 on a player whose entire case is that nothing has been happening around him.
Worth a look: Under 0.5 Runs at -235.
The One That Pays
Trent Grisham has failed to record a total base in 7 straight games and in 13 of his last 15. At +123 for Under 0.5 Total Bases, he is the only angle on this board that pays better than even money, and the Yankees are in Anaheim at 9:38 PM ET against Grayson Rodriguez.
Worth a look: Under 0.5 Total Bases at +123.
Quick hits
- Yainer Diaz has a hit in 8 straight, though that is his entire recent card rather than a slice of it. Over 0.5 Hits at -195, Houston hosting Chicago at 8:10 PM ET.
- Ernie Clement has stayed Under 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBI in 7 straight and 14 of his last 18. Toronto at Cleveland, -150.
- Abimelec Ortiz sits at -235, level with the two shortest prices above him, and he has gone without an RBI in 6 straight and 11 of his last 12.
- Christian Encarnacion-Strand has not scored in 19 of his last 25, which is the honest oddity of the night given Baltimore is playing in Colorado at 8:40 PM ET. Under 0.5 Runs at -115.
Two hot bats, eight cold ones, and a first overall pick who cannot find an RBI with four weeks left in the season. The game markets behind all this are on tonight's team trends board, where the theme is much the same. If a term here is new, our betting terminology guide covers it.
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